The webinar will review how fire helps regulate the balance between oak forests and the three other vegetation types it interfaces with in the north central U.S.: grasslands, mesic forests dominated by maple, and pine forests. Other factors such as changes in climate and wildlife species that consume acorns or oak seedlings also interact with fire. The oak forests of the north central and north eastern U.S. have been on a unique trajectory over the last two centuries, as they have been heavily influenced by changes in disturbance regime brought about by European settlement, land clearing,…
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A Synthesis of Fire and Oak (L. Frelich)
The webinar will review how fire helps regulate the balance between oak forests and the three other vegetation types it interfaces with in the north central U.S.: grasslands, mesic forests dominated by maple, and pine forests. Other factors such as changes in climate and…